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}} Ivory Williams (born May 2, 1985) is an American sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 meters. Born in Jefferson County, Texas, Williams competed at the 2002 United States Junior Championships, taking bronze in the 200 meters and finishing in fourth place in the 100 m.〔(USA Junior Track & Field Championships ). Flash Results. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 His first major junior tournament was the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He produced a season's best of 10.29 seconds to win the 100 m event, beating favourite Abidemi Omole.〔(Kiprop breaks Gebrselassie's Championships record as Howe's superb win thrills home crowd in Grosseto ). IAAF (2009-07-14). Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 He followed this up with another gold medal in the 4×100 meters relay, setting a junior world record of 38.66 seconds with teammates Omole, Trell Kimmons, and LaShawn Merritt.〔(Grosseto - Three World Junior records set in the space of 90 minutes ). IAAF (2004-07-18). Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 In the 2008 season he won the 100 m at the Prefontaine Classic.〔Lee, Kirby (2008-06-09). (American record 6.04m for Walker - Mutola, Bekele other highlights - Prefontaine Classic REPORT ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 Shortly after, Williams broke the 10-second barrier for the first time, running a new 100 m personal best of 9.94 seconds in the quarter-finals of the 2008 US Olympic Trials.〔(Men 100 Meter Dash Results quarter-finals ). USATF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 The time made him the fifth fastest American in the 100 m that year, and ninth in the world rankings.〔(100 Metres 2008 ). IAAF (2009-04-10). Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 However, he failed to progress beyond the semi-finals: Williams was beaten into fifth place, and out of qualification, by Xavier Carter by just a thousandth of a second.〔(Men 100 Meter Dash Results semi-finals ). USATF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕〔Litsky, Frank (2008-06-30). (U.S. Track Trials: In a Thousandth of a Second, a Shot at Beijing ). ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 He ran a personal best of 6.52 seconds in the 60 meters at the 2009 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, reaching the final as the fastest qualifier.〔(2009 US Indoor TF Championships Men 60 Meter Dash - preliminaries ). USATF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 However, he was disqualified in the final of the event for a false start.〔(2009 US Indoor TF Championships Men 60 Meter Dash - final ). USATF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 At the USA vs. The World relay competition at the Penn Relays, Williams took second place in 38.36 with the US red team comprising Terrence Trammell, Mark Jelks, and Mike Rodgers.〔(Team USA rises to the occasion at USA vs. The World ). USATF (2009-04-25). Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 In May 2009, Williams took part in the 150 meters street race at the Great City Games in Manchester. He finished in third with a time of 15.08 seconds, behind Marlon Devonish and Usain Bolt (who ran a world best 14.35 seconds).〔Carl Markham and Mark Butler (2009-05-17). (Bolt runs 14.35 sec for 150m; covers 50m-150m in 8.70 sec! ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.〕 He reached the final of the US Championships but finished seventh, missing out on the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.〔(Men 100 Meter Dash ). USATF. Retrieved on 2009-07-22.〕 He recorded a new personal best the following month, running 9.93 seconds to win the 25th Vardinoyannia in Rethymno, Greece.〔Nikitaridis, Michalis (2009-07-21). (Ferguson (22.32) and Jones (12.47) set world season leads in Rethymno ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-22.〕〔(LIVE RESULTS OF 25th VARDINOYANNIA ). EAR. Retrieved on 2009-07-22.〕 Williams won the 60 m at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2010, running a world leading and personal record time of 6.49 seconds, which set him up as a favorite for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.〔(Patience proves a virtue for Ivory Williams ). Reuters (2010-03-09). Retrieved on 2010-03-11.〕 However, he was barred from competing at the championships after his sample from the US championships tested positive for Carboxy THC, a marijuana metabolite. He received a three-month suspension and his championship result was annulled.〔(Ivory Williams ban boosts gold hopes for Dwain Chambers ). BBC Sport (2010-03-10). Retrieved on 2010-03-10.〕 ==Personal bests== *All information taken from IAAF Profile.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=IAAF )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivory Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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